Gabriele Marranci
Biographic Data
| ID | 138905 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gabriele Marranci |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gabriele |
| FAMILY NAME | Marranci |
| SIGNATURE | MARRANCI G |
| AFFILIATIONS | National University of Singapore |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Faith, Ideology and Fear: Muslim Identities Within and Beyond Prisons
Based on four years anthropological research within prisons and Muslim communities in the UK, this book offers a unique discussion of the relationship between the experience of prison among Muslims and the formation of religious identity. Gabriele Marranci thoroughly examines Muslim religious life in prison, the work of Muslim chaplains and imams (and the overall impact that they have on Muslim prisoners), providing an analysis of the current pri…
The Anthropology of Islam
An increasing number of people have questions about Islam and Muslims. But how can we approach and study Islam after September 11th? Which is the best methodology to understand an Islam that is changing in a globalized world? The Anthropology of Islam argues that Islam today needs to be studied as a living religion through the observation of everyday Muslim life. Drawing on extensive original fieldwork, Marranci provides provocative analyses of I…
Female circumcision in multicultural Singapore: The hidden cut
In recent years discussion about female genital mutilation ( FGM ) has expanded and the UN has recently called for a universal ban of the practice. The practice in Southeast Asia is widespread among Malay Muslims and, although different styles and practices exist, procedures conducted in medical clinics are extremely minor and, according to gynaecological research, have no effect on sexuality due to the clitoris being left totally untouched. One …
Defensive or offensive dining? Halal dining practices among Malay Muslim Singaporeans and their effects on integration
Anthropologists and sociologists have, in recent years, paid attention to different aspects of halal food production and consumption. However, very few studies have focussed on the impact that halal food, its certification and halal dining practice have on socialisation, particularly for Muslims living in multicultural societies in Southeast Asia. Nasir and Pereira’s study (2008) is one of these exceptions. They studied the attitudes of Singapore…
Conceptualizing Iranian Anthropology: Past and Present Perspectives by Shahnaz R. Nadjmabadi
Journal Article Conceptualizing Iranian Anthropology: Past and Present Perspectives By Shahnaz R. Nadjmabadi Get access Conceptualizing Iranian Anthropology: Past and Present Perspectives By Shahnaz R. Nadjmabadi (London: Berghahn Books, 2009), ix + 288 pp, index. Price HB $90.00. EAN 978–1845456269. Gabriele Marranci Gabriele Marranci Dept. of Anthropology, Macquarie University, Australia Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic…
Integration, minorities and the rhetoric of civilization: The case of British Pakistani Muslims in the UK and Malay Muslims in Singapore
This article discusses, through a comparative approach, the experience of young Muslims in Singapore and the UK as far as integration is concerned. The paper suggests that one of the main issues faced by young Muslims, in both countries, is how they are represented and understood. Indeed, British South Asian Muslims as well as Malay Muslim Singaporeans are still living in a dynamic of postcolonialism. The heritage of British colonialism still, al…
Sociology and Anthropology of Islam: A Critical Debate
This chapter contains sections titled: Islam: the Historical Facts Sociology and Anthropology of Islam Debated From the Village to Global Village 9/11, Islam, and Fundamentalism Gender and Islam: not Only Women Conclusion Bibliography
Muslim Societies and the Challenge of Secularization: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Understanding Muslim Identity: Rethinking Fundamentalism
In this timely book, Marranci critically surveys the available theories on Islamic fundamentalism and extremism. Rejecting essentialism and cultural reductionism, the book suggests that identity and e
Jihad Beyond Islam
'Jihad' is a highly charged word. Often mistranslated as 'Holy War', it has become synonymous with terrorism. Current political events have entirely failed to take account of the subtlety and complexity of jihad. Like many concepts with a long history, different cultural ideas have influenced the religious aspects of jihad. As a result its original meaning has been adapted, modified and destabilized - never more than at the present time. How does…
“We Speak English”: Language and Identity Processes in Northern Ireland’s Muslim Community
Language is an important identity marker and is often a symbol of immigrants’ resistance to assimilation within the host societies. Indeed, by speaking their own languages, immigrants in Europe develop their transnational identities and set up defensive boundaries against possible cultural homogenisations. This is particularly relevant for Muslim immigrants, since Arabic is both an identity and a religious symbol. In many European mosques, Muslim…
Multiculturalism, Islam and the clash of civilisations theory: Rethinking Islamophobia
In this article, I discuss how Islamophobia is not an unfounded hostility against Islam, but a hostility that has its last raison d'être in the fear of multiculturalism and its consequences. To demonstrate this hypothesis, the article analyses the opinion, expressed by Huntington and shared by some intellectuals and politicians, that we are experiencing a clash of civilisations between the West and Islam. By contrast, I argue that Europe perceive…
Le raï aujourd'hui: Entre métíssage musical et world music moderne
NOTE DE L'ÉDITEURCet article s'appuie surtout sur les recherches menées par l'auteur pendant ses séjours d'étude à Paris dans le quartier de Barbès Le bassin Méditerranéen a été pendant longtemps un centre de rencontre et d'échange culturel, en particulier dans le domaine musical, et de nombreux métissages artistiques s'y sont opérés.Si les anciens métissages demandaient des générations pour prendre pied et transformer un répertoire existant dans…
Multiculturalism, Islam and the clash of civilisations theory: Rethinking Islamophobia
In this article, I discuss how Islamophobia is not an unfounded hostility against Islam, but a hostility that has its last raison d'être in the fear of multiculturalism and its consequences. To demonstrate this hypothesis, the article analyses the opinion, expressed by Huntington and shared by some intellectuals and politicians, that we are experiencing a clash of civilisations between the West and Islam. By contrast, I argue that Europe perceive…
Defensive or offensive dining? Halal dining practices among Malay Muslim Singaporeans and their effects on integration
Anthropologists and sociologists have, in recent years, paid attention to different aspects of halal food production and consumption. However, very few studies have focussed on the impact that halal food, its certification and halal dining practice have on socialisation, particularly for Muslims living in multicultural societies in Southeast Asia. Nasir and Pereira’s study (2008) is one of these exceptions. They studied the attitudes of Singapore…
Le raï aujourd'hui: Entre métíssage musical et world music moderne
NOTE DE L'ÉDITEURCet article s'appuie surtout sur les recherches menées par l'auteur pendant ses séjours d'étude à Paris dans le quartier de Barbès Le bassin Méditerranéen a été pendant longtemps un centre de rencontre et d'échange culturel, en particulier dans le domaine musical, et de nombreux métissages artistiques s'y sont opérés.Si les anciens métissages demandaient des générations pour prendre pied et transformer un répertoire existant dans…
Integration, minorities and the rhetoric of civilization: The case of British Pakistani Muslims in the UK and Malay Muslims in Singapore
This article discusses, through a comparative approach, the experience of young Muslims in Singapore and the UK as far as integration is concerned. The paper suggests that one of the main issues faced by young Muslims, in both countries, is how they are represented and understood. Indeed, British South Asian Muslims as well as Malay Muslim Singaporeans are still living in a dynamic of postcolonialism. The heritage of British colonialism still, al…
Le raï aujourd'hui: Entre métíssage musical et world music moderne
NOTE DE L'ÉDITEURCet article s'appuie surtout sur les recherches menées par l'auteur pendant ses séjours d'étude à Paris dans le quartier de Barbès Le bassin Méditerranéen a été pendant longtemps un centre de rencontre et d'échange culturel, en particulier dans le domaine musical, et de nombreux métissages artistiques s'y sont opérés.Si les anciens métissages demandaient des générations pour prendre pied et transformer un répertoire existant dans…
“We Speak English”: Language and Identity Processes in Northern Ireland’s Muslim Community
Language is an important identity marker and is often a symbol of immigrants’ resistance to assimilation within the host societies. Indeed, by speaking their own languages, immigrants in Europe develop their transnational identities and set up defensive boundaries against possible cultural homogenisations. This is particularly relevant for Muslim immigrants, since Arabic is both an identity and a religious symbol. In many European mosques, Muslim…
Multiculturalism, Islam and the clash of civilisations theory: Rethinking Islamophobia
In this article, I discuss how Islamophobia is not an unfounded hostility against Islam, but a hostility that has its last raison d'être in the fear of multiculturalism and its consequences. To demonstrate this hypothesis, the article analyses the opinion, expressed by Huntington and shared by some intellectuals and politicians, that we are experiencing a clash of civilisations between the West and Islam. By contrast, I argue that Europe perceive…
Jihad Beyond Islam
'Jihad' is a highly charged word. Often mistranslated as 'Holy War', it has become synonymous with terrorism. Current political events have entirely failed to take account of the subtlety and complexity of jihad. Like many concepts with a long history, different cultural ideas have influenced the religious aspects of jihad. As a result its original meaning has been adapted, modified and destabilized - never more than at the present time. How does…
Understanding Muslim Identity: Rethinking Fundamentalism
In this timely book, Marranci critically surveys the available theories on Islamic fundamentalism and extremism. Rejecting essentialism and cultural reductionism, the book suggests that identity and e
Sociology and Anthropology of Islam: A Critical Debate
This chapter contains sections titled: Islam: the Historical Facts Sociology and Anthropology of Islam Debated From the Village to Global Village 9/11, Islam, and Fundamentalism Gender and Islam: not Only Women Conclusion Bibliography
Muslim Societies and the Challenge of Secularization: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Integration, minorities and the rhetoric of civilization: The case of British Pakistani Muslims in the UK and Malay Muslims in Singapore
This article discusses, through a comparative approach, the experience of young Muslims in Singapore and the UK as far as integration is concerned. The paper suggests that one of the main issues faced by young Muslims, in both countries, is how they are represented and understood. Indeed, British South Asian Muslims as well as Malay Muslim Singaporeans are still living in a dynamic of postcolonialism. The heritage of British colonialism still, al…
Defensive or offensive dining? Halal dining practices among Malay Muslim Singaporeans and their effects on integration
Anthropologists and sociologists have, in recent years, paid attention to different aspects of halal food production and consumption. However, very few studies have focussed on the impact that halal food, its certification and halal dining practice have on socialisation, particularly for Muslims living in multicultural societies in Southeast Asia. Nasir and Pereira’s study (2008) is one of these exceptions. They studied the attitudes of Singapore…
Conceptualizing Iranian Anthropology: Past and Present Perspectives by Shahnaz R. Nadjmabadi
Journal Article Conceptualizing Iranian Anthropology: Past and Present Perspectives By Shahnaz R. Nadjmabadi Get access Conceptualizing Iranian Anthropology: Past and Present Perspectives By Shahnaz R. Nadjmabadi (London: Berghahn Books, 2009), ix + 288 pp, index. Price HB $90.00. EAN 978–1845456269. Gabriele Marranci Gabriele Marranci Dept. of Anthropology, Macquarie University, Australia Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic…
Female circumcision in multicultural Singapore: The hidden cut
In recent years discussion about female genital mutilation ( FGM ) has expanded and the UN has recently called for a universal ban of the practice. The practice in Southeast Asia is widespread among Malay Muslims and, although different styles and practices exist, procedures conducted in medical clinics are extremely minor and, according to gynaecological research, have no effect on sexuality due to the clitoris being left totally untouched. One …
Faith, Ideology and Fear: Muslim Identities Within and Beyond Prisons
Based on four years anthropological research within prisons and Muslim communities in the UK, this book offers a unique discussion of the relationship between the experience of prison among Muslims and the formation of religious identity. Gabriele Marranci thoroughly examines Muslim religious life in prison, the work of Muslim chaplains and imams (and the overall impact that they have on Muslim prisoners), providing an analysis of the current pri…
The Anthropology of Islam
An increasing number of people have questions about Islam and Muslims. But how can we approach and study Islam after September 11th? Which is the best methodology to understand an Islam that is changing in a globalized world? The Anthropology of Islam argues that Islam today needs to be studied as a living religion through the observation of everyday Muslim life. Drawing on extensive original fieldwork, Marranci provides provocative analyses of I…
Sociology (11 works) · Political science (9 works) · Islam (8 works) · Law (8 works) · History (7 works) · Anthropology (6 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Islamic Studies and History (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Religious studies (5 works)